An Autumn Guest Checks In

Stuck in time with nothing but memories for company.

As the de facto matriarch of her family, Moushumi Seth can attest that caring for others and keeping old traditions alive is a lonely business. So much so that sometimes it feels like everyone besides her is moving on to bigger and better things.

Which isn’t true, of course. Moushumi owns a successful inn in Darjeeling, and plans to acquire a second. The future looks bright when a prominent jewelry designer offers to invest in her new venture, but a spur of the moment kiss complicates things in ways she could never have foreseen.

She was supposed to be his ally, not his adversary.

Ashfaque Hossain’s plan was simple: get in Ms. Seth’s good books, then enlist her help to recover his ancestral estate from his estranged aunt. Kissing Ms. Seth jeopardizes everything, but he can’t help it. She’s special. A kindred spirit. Someone whose mere presence makes life more tolerable.

He must save his family’s legacy from certain ruin, but he can’t let that cost him the woman of his dreams.